Knife Notes – Chris Hyde

I started a group on Twiiter for those of us who collect and study the history of knives. There are a lot of us out there and I hope this will be a good way to communicate information about upcoming shows, knife tidbits, info about new designs or trends, people who want to trade etc. So, welcome and feel free to direct message me and tweet freely.

There were a load of comments many of which made reference to knives as weapons. Perhaps replacing that word with the word “tool” will describe the nature of the knife and this Twitter group best.

Of the hundreds of millions of times that knives are used every day for food, horticulture, wood carving, art, cutting boxes and rope, industrial uses and so on an incredibly small percentage are used as weapons. It’s just that, like with every other thing, the media finds that stories about knves used in a malicious way makes a better story. Also, like many other things, the reality is something very different.

Knives are our oldest and most prolific tool. Their design modifications, materials and cultural significance tells an interesting historical story.

These are the things that I am interested in when it comes to studying and collecting knives.

Chris Hyde

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